Juarez named President of Floridians for Better Transportation

Floridians for Better Transportation (FBT) has named Florida government affairs professional Lena Juarez as its new President. Juarez replaces Sally Patrenos who is retiring from the post after eight years.

For more than 25 years, Juarez has led a successful government consulting practice – JEJ & Associates. She will continue to lead JEJ & Associates while also serving at the helm of FBT.

FBT is a statewide business and transportation association dedicated to advocating for multi-modal transportation funding and making transportation safer and more efficient in Florida. It supports all modes of transportation across the state and serves as an advocate and conduit on its members’ behalf with the state legislature.

“Florida’s population is growing every day, and it’s more important than ever that we have a transportation industry that can meet the state’s growing demands. From roads, bridges, and transit/rail, to seaports, spaceports, airports and trucks, Florida’s transportation industry keeps our state moving forward. I’m excited to get to work leading this organization,” said Lena Juarez.

“On behalf of our board, we would like to thank Sally for her near decade of distinguished service to our organization and the broader industry and wish her all the best. We’re also very excited to have Lena join our leadership team and look forward to continued growth in our advocacy for the industry through her efforts.”, said Sia Kush, PE, Chair of the FBT Board of Directors.